Tag: doctors
How the Newly Named CEO Plans to Remake Alabama Regional Medical...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Thomas “Ted” Greer knows what it’s like to do without. The new CEO of Alabama Regional Medical Services (ARMS) understands...
Top Health Officials in Birmingham Reflect on 2 Years of COVID...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Two years after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a global pandemic, medical officials continue...
UAB Doctors On Personal, Professional Change Over Past Year
By Carter Dewees
For the Birmingham Times
Day in and day out, doctors, nurses, and essential workers tend to patients and save lives. Over the past...
Dr. Patrice Harris Sworn-In as American Medical Association’s First Black Female...
By Stacy M. Brown
BlackPressUSA
In June, Dr. Patrice A. Harris, a psychiatrist from Atlanta, was sworn-in as the 174th president of the American Medical Association...
The VA in Birmingham serves more than 65,000 veterans from 24...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
Ervin Swain sat on a blue bench outside the fourth-floor elevator in the parking deck of the Birmingham...
Geneva Robinson fights for veterans, just like they’ve fought for her
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
As Geneva Robinson sees it, veterans have gone to war for her, and she’s willing to go to...
Knowing how your body handles drugs can greatly impact your health
By Glenn Ellis
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic...
UAB transplant surgeon and teacher sets a standard with his patience
By Tyler Greer
Alabama NewsCenter
The general surgery residents in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Surgery who have trained with transplant surgeon Mark...
Should Patients Take the Full Course of Antibiotics?
By Glenn Ellis
A recent commentary published in the British Medical Journal reignited the debate on whether patients should stop antibiotics when they feel better...
Alabama among top 10 states for doctors to practice
Special to The Times
Doctors are among the highest-paid and most educated professionals in the U.S. Just consider the fact that “physician” is the most...
